Subspecies Info: Vosmaer’s Eclectus

Vosmaer’s Eclectus (Eclectus roratus Vosmaeri

Vosmaer’s or Vosmaeri Eclectus are the most beautiful member of the Eclectus family; the female is most striking when you see them for the first time. They are found in Indonesia on the islands of Halmahera, Obi, Bacan and Sula in the northern Malukus. Larger than the Grand Eclectus, the Vosmaer’s with her overall red appearance, is paler than the other members of this species, from the blending colours of her breast from pale red to lavender with no defined bib, the yellow under-tail coverts, red tail feathers and bright buttercup yellow band to the tip of the tail. The Vosmaer’s Eclectus Parrot is the most popular subspecies kept in aviculture today.